Fall Newsletter Grant Updates

Interfaith Housing Alliance (IHA) is proud to announce three funding awards received this quarter from community partners.

In July 2024, IHA was awarded a $5,000 grant by The Natelli Communities Charitable Fund of The Community Foundation of Frederick County. This grant served as a sponsorship for IHA Day on July 11, 2024, which celebrates the anniversary of our founding day on July 11, 1990. This sponsorship grant helped IHA exceed its fundraising goal of $8,000 to reach $11,490.29 on IHA Day. These unrestricted funds will support IHA’s work across the multiple counties served by our programs and affordable rental communities.

In August 2024, IHA was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Rural Maryland Council (RMC). The Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Fund (MAERDAF) grant program will support IHA’s Purchase-Repair Homeownership Program (PRP). PRP provides low- and very low-income households with affordable homeownership opportunities in rural areas of Frederick, Carroll, and Washington Counties in Maryland. The program also provides one-on-one housing counseling and financial coaching families and individuals throughout their journey to homeownership.

IHA was also awarded a $34,000 grant by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The Maryland Housing Counseling Fund (MHCF) grant program will support IHA’s Financial Dignity & Empowerment Services, which represents the full spectrum of community programming we offer, including: group educational workshops on financial health and becoming a homeowner; individualized financial coaching and housing counseling; and a pathway to homeownership.